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The Kennebec River (Abenaki: Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ) is a 170-mile-long (270 km) [1] river within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine . The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river flows southward.
It impounds the Kennebec River at the southern end of the natural Indian Pond, about 12 miles (19 km) downstream from Moosehead Lake. [ 5 ] The concrete gravity structure is 175 feet (53 m) high and was named for Ford Harris, the chief engineer of original builders Central Maine Power . [ 6 ]
Short course of very turbulent rapids with unusually high water volume for a Southern river. [11] Chattooga River, Georgia / South Carolina - sports long, challenging rapids, big drops, and thunderous power; this river can be a challenge for even experts; the Chattooga was one of the rivers used for the filming of the 1973 adventure movie ...
Georgia (U.S. state) river stubs (365 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 432 total.
The Dead River, sometimes called the West Branch, is a 42.6-mile-long (68.6 km) [1] river in central Maine in the United States. Its source is Flagstaff Lake , where its two main tributaries, South Branch Dead River and North Branch Dead River , join ( 45°09′41″N 70°25′55″W / 45.1615°N 70.4320°W / 45.1615; -70.4320 ...
River Styx - Georgia has two very small rivers named after the mythical Styx. Both flow into swamps. Both flow into swamps. One is in the Savannah River watershed, the other is in the St. Marys River watershed.
Georgetown is located on an island near the mouth of the Kennebec River and Gulf of Maine, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is crossed by Maine State Route 127. The island is separated by water from Westport to the northeast, Southport to the east, Phippsburg to the west, Arrowsic to the northwest, and Woolwich to the north.
The Chattooga River was designated a Wild and Scenic River during the 1970s. The Chattooga remains one of the few free-flowing streams in the Southeast and is known for its white water rafting and scenery. [citation needed] The movie Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River, which became the fictional Cahulawassee River in the movie.